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08-24-2016, 12:31 AM
Crowdfunding campaign for Olympics 'hero' Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia passes $100,000
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When Ethiopian runner Feyisa Lilesa raised his arms (http://mashable.com/2016/08/21/feyisa-lilesa-oromo-protests-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) and closed his fists to form a cross as he reached the finish line of the Olympics (http://mashable.com/category/olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) marathon in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, he didn't just broadcast his own solidarity with the Oromo protests in Ethiopia.*
Lilesa turned a global spotlight on the plight of the Oromo people (http://mashable.com/2016/08/22/ethiopia-feyisa-lilesa-olympic-protest/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), winning himself many admirers for doing so. **w some of those admirers want to help, and a crowdfunding effort for Lilesa has raised more than $100,000 in just two days.*
Meanwhile, it remains unclear what exactly Lilesa can do next after committing an act of protest on the global stage — one he says could get him killed back home.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/23/feyisa-lilesa-olympics-gofundme/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Lilesa turned a global spotlight on the plight of the Oromo people (http://mashable.com/2016/08/22/ethiopia-feyisa-lilesa-olympic-protest/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), winning himself many admirers for doing so. **w some of those admirers want to help, and a crowdfunding effort for Lilesa has raised more than $100,000 in just two days.*
Meanwhile, it remains unclear what exactly Lilesa can do next after committing an act of protest on the global stage — one he says could get him killed back home.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/23/feyisa-lilesa-olympics-gofundme/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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